Operational & Financial Director - Paradise City Group

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Market-competitive salary

Informal working atmosphere

Flexible working hours

Résumé du poste

A vibrant festival organization in Brussels is looking for an experienced Operational & Financial Director to lead day-to-day operations and financial planning. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, financial management experience, and a passion for music and cultural events. You will play a key role in fostering the company's values of teamwork, trust, and creativity, contributing to the exciting future of various festivals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior management role, ideally encompassing operations and finance.
• Fluent in Dutch, French, and English.
• Affinity with sustainability is a significant advantage.

Responsabilités

• Manage day-to-day operations and overhead budget.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Identify and seize new opportunities for growth and innovation.

Connaissances

Financial management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Creativity

Problem-solving

Proactivity

Description du poste

Overview

Operational & Financial Director - Paradise City Group

About us

At Paradise City Group, we are dedicated to creating beautiful, intimate festivals across Europe in breathtaking locations, where sustainability, socially responsible entrepreneurship and the well-being of our community take center stage. We create atmospheres that provide an intense and joyful experience for visitors, with special attention to detail in our productions, stage design, programming, and communication, while focusing on the festival's essence: a high-energy dance floor.

Launched in 2015, our flagship event, Paradise City Festival, has earned a reputation as one of the world’s most sustainable festivals. We also proudly promote Paradies Garten, Doel Festival, Touquet Music Beach Festival, and Jazz Middelheim Festival. As we experience rapid growth, we are on a lookout for a dynamic Director of Operations and Finance to bring structure and stability to our operations while fostering our creative spirit.

Paradise City has a core team of approximately 25 team members and is based in Brussels, with small offices in Lille (France) and Vienna (Austria).

Key Responsibilities

• Operational leadership
  • Manage the day-to-day operations of our company and the overhead budget.
  • Leadership over operational team, HR, sustainability manager and office management.
  • Design and implement operational frameworks that streamline processes while sparking creativity among our teams.
  • Develop and implement robust processes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of festival planning and production.
  • Identify and capitalize on synergies between different projects to optimize resource allocation and operational workflows.
• Financial leadership
  • Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes to support the company’s growth objectives.
  • Ensure robust financial controls and reporting mechanisms are in place to drive transparency and accountability.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to identify and implement cost-effective initiatives that align with company goals.
  • Contribute to the strategic planning process, aligning financial and operational strategies with the overall vision of the company.
  • Make sure the company manages risks properly.
  • In the lead within the company for legal topics.
  • Leadership over the financial controlling team.
• Strategic leadership
  • Together with the CEO and Sales & Marketing Manager you’ll form the management team.
  • Identify and seize new opportunities for growth and innovation, helping us stay ahead in an ever-evolving industry.
  • Support business development efforts, from expanding our festival family to forging exciting partnerships that resonate with our vision.
  • Foster a vibrant company culture where creativity and teamwork flourish. Lead our team of 30+ individuals with enthusiasm, mentoring talent and encouraging collaboration.
  • Be the heart of our organization, ensuring that our mission and values are reflected in every decision, every interaction, and every festival.

Who you are

• Very organized, process driven and very strong financial management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement effective operational and financial strategies in a growing organization.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
• A creative thinker who thrives in a start-up culture, enjoys a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and looks forward to building and shaping structures that support visionary ideas.
• Proven experience in a senior management role, ideally encompassing both operations and finance. An experience within the festival, events, music or a creative industry is a plus, not a must.
• Strong affinity for and understanding of music and cultural events is a plus.
• Affinity with sustainability is a significant advantage.
• Fluent communication skills in Dutch, French and English.

Our team values

• Candor: We believe in honest conversations that drive us forward.
• Trust: Only when there is genuine trust and candor within a team, healthy conflicts can take place and push the company forward.
• Respect & Kindness: We support each other, recognizing that the team’s success is paramount.
• Team Before I: In our business true exceptional work and magic can only come from teamwork.
• Ownership: Within Paradise City we offer room for mistake, but we also expect ownership from our team members.
• Proactivity: We are in a creative industry and we thrive we ideas, therefor we encourage everyone to pitch ideas, propose solutions, and innovate.
• Simplicity: Reduce noise make music.
• True Grit: Passion and perseverance fuel our ambition for long-term success.

What we offer

• A market-competitive salary based on experience and skills.
• An informal working atmosphere with a passionate team.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home.

Why Join Us?

At Paradise City Group, you will have the opportunity to work at the heart of an innovative and rapidly growing company that is passionate about music and cultural events. You will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our festivals, working alongside a talented and dedicated team. And you’ll have the chance to build something extraordinary from the ground up and a fun environment?

Are you the leader we are looking for to strengthen our Paradise City Team? Send your CV and a short motivation to [e-mail] . We look forward to meeting you for an introductory conversation!